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Revision as of 21:57, 1 April 2026
| Megatek Whizzard 1650 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Megatek |
| Model | Whizzard 1650 |
| Lifetime | |
| Introduced | May, 1983 |
| Communication | |
| Interface | RS-232 |
| Display | |
| Size | 19-inch |
| Graphic Modes | |
| Type | PseudoColor |
| Resolution | 640x480 |
| Firmware | |
| CPU | Intel 8085 or Intel 80186 |
The Megatek Whizzard 1650 is a color graphics terminal introduced sometime before July, 1983.[1][2] In January, 1985 an upgrade of the CPU from the 8085 to an 80186 was available for $1,000 and the upgraded terminal sold for $9,900.[3] The terminal offers a pixel resolution of 640x480 with 16 simultaneously displayable colors from a palette of 4096 colors.
Manx
- Whizzard 1600 Design Terminal Data Sheet, January, 1983
References
- ↑ Tyler, Michael (May, 1983), "NCC Product Preview", Datamation 29 (5): 169, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198305.pdf, retrieved March 15, 2026
- ↑ "Desktop Engineering Unit Added to Megatek 1600 Series", Computerworld, July 26, 1983, pg. 79
- ↑ "Megatek VDTs get upgrade", Computerworld, January 14, 1985, pg. 68
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